Blanche dodges questions on investigating Democrats
- On Sunday, Attorney General Todd Blanche indicated on CNN he is prepared to carry out President Donald Trump's order to investigate Congressional Democrats, refusing to rule out potential imprisonment.
- Since Tuesday's escalation, Blanche has accused Democrats of having "done nothing but threaten everything that's happening in this administration," citing immediate threats against newly promoted chief of staff Stephen Miller.
- Incoming House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Robert Garcia drew Blanche's ire for encouraging Trump allies to "lawyer up," a move the attorney general characterized as a dangerous threat against potential government employees.
- Ordering the Department of Justice to investigate the alleged "criminal act," President Trump prompted Blanche to tell Garcia, "I would suggest he read the Constitution" regarding oversight limits.
- Progressive outlet Tennessee Holler described the "panic" following these remarks, while Slotkin argued that Democrats aim to send a "deterrence message" to young people considering employment within the administration.
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Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice will defend President Trump if Democrats open investigations from Congress.
Washington, Nov 8 (EFE).- U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, an ally of President Donald Trump, said this Sunday that he could investigate Democratic politicians using the new majority in Congress to promote political trials and inquiries about members and allies of the Republican administration. Blanche opened the door to that possibility [...] U.S. Fiscal Entry could investigate Democrats for promoting Republican political trials was first pu…
Todd Blanche Won’t Rule Out Charging Lawmakers
“Attorney General Todd Blanche refused Sunday to rule out prosecuting Democratic lawmakers who say they’ll investigate Trump officials, a day after President Trump ordered the Justice Department to probe lawmakers,” Axios reports. “The confrontation threatens a constitutional crisis over the separation of powers: Trump is ordering prosecutors to go after lawmakers in a potential effort […]
"My job, as Attorney General, is, among other things, to defend the government," the minister, Trump's former personal lawyer, emphasized.
Blanche backs Trump call for DOJ inquiry into Democratic impeachment push
Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday supported President Donald Trump’s call for the Department of Justice to investigate Democrats over threats of impeachment and investigations into the Trump administration. “They’re threatening current members of the administration. They’re threatening American companies who’ve invested in jobs, invested in manufacturing. At some point, we have to say enough […]
DOJ’s Blanche Says ‘It’s Me’ Defending Trump Team Against Probes
US Attorney General Todd Blanche said any effort by Democratic lawmakers to investigate Donald Trump and his family is likely to fail, taking a defiant stance as the president’s political foes threaten a range of probes once they take control of Congress in January.
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